lA FLEstuKl CHILD-NAMING RITE 133 



No''-i}o'-c, Flames-at-every-step. Refers to the white spot on the 

 throat of the black bear that is a symbol of fire. Husband of 

 Wa-to°'-i-5a-e of the Po"'-ka Wa-shta-ge gens. 



Ta-dse'-k'o-e, Soughing-of-the-wind. Refers to the wind, the life 

 symbol of the gens. 



Ta-dse'-to°, Owner-of-the-wind. (In the I"-ke'-ga-be gens of the 

 Omaha tribe.) Son of Ko°'-5e-ho''-ga and Bo^-giu'-da. 



Ho°-'ga-wa-da-i"-ga, Playful-Ho'"-ga. 



I'-hu-tha-bi, From-whoni-permission-is-obtained. Refers to the au- 

 thority vested in this gens to give the order to go to the buffalo 

 chase. (Also used by the Omaha.) 



Mo"'-hi"-5i, Fire. Refers to the fire drawn from the stone. Or 

 Arrow-head. 



U-pa'-shi-e, Counsellor. 



Wa-no^'-pa-zhi, Not-afraid. (Also used by the Omaha.) 



Wa-zhi^-u-tsi, Courageous. 



Female 



A'-hiu-do-ba, Four-wings. 



Do°'-ba-bi, Seen-by-all. Daughter of Ko°'-5e-ho''-ga and Bo"- 

 giu'-da of the Tho'-xe gens. 



Do°-do°-ba, Seen-from-time-to-time. Daughter of Ho°'-ga-to°-ga 

 and Pa'-zhi-hi of the Ho°'-ga gens. 



Do'^'-do-'-ba, Mother of 0-ho°'-bi of the Ta' I-ni-ka-shi-ga gens. 



Mi'-tse-xi, Mi'-na-the-favorite. Daughter of Ho°'-ga-to''-ga and 

 Pa'-zhi-hi. 



Mi'-tse-xi-ho''-ga, Mi'-na-the-sacred-one. Daughter of Ko'"-(;e- 

 ho^-ga and Bo°-giu'-da. 



Mi'-tse-xi-ho°-ga, Mi'-na-the-sacred-one. Wife of 0'-ki-5a of the 

 Tsi'-zhu Wa-shta-ge gens. 



Wa'-tse-wi", Star-woman. Daughter of Ho^'-ga-to^-ga and Pa'- 

 zhi-hi. 



Zho-'-btha-^ka-wi", Flat-wood-woman. Wife of I^-shta'-gthe-ge 

 of the»Wa-ga'-be gens. 



Zho'"-btha-9ka-\sT°, Daughter of Ho°'-ga-to°-ga and Pa'-zhi-hi. 



HO^'-GA SUBDIVISION 



Wa-<;a'-be 



Special kinship terms and names of the first three sons and the 

 first three daughters in a family of the Wa-ga'-be or Black Bear gens 

 as given by Wa-tse'-mo"-i°. 



SONS 



1. P-gtho"'. Zhi°-ga'-ga-hi-ge, Little-chief. (In the Ja-Ra' gens 



of the Omaha tribe.) 



2. Ksho""-ga. Gthe-do-'-xo-dse, Gray-hawk. (In the Tha'-ta-da 



gens of the Omaha tribe.) 



